Colonial Kilts

[Riverkilt]

Also check out the Sons of the Mountains books about Scots in kilts in British military units in colonial times.

Ron

[macwilkin]

Stephen Brumwell's Redcoats: the British soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763 devotes an entire chapter to the Highland regiments and their colonial service ("The Highland Battalions in the Americas") that is worth perusing.

Colin Calloway's White People, Indians and Highlanders is also worth noting. Calloway examines the common ground between Highland immigrants to North America and the First Nations they encountered.

Duane G. Meyer, who used to teach at my alma mater, wrote a very interesting account of the North Carolina Scottish community entitled The Highland Scots of North Carolina 1732-1776.

Regards,

Todd

[Southern Breeze]

Thanks everyone. I suspected they were pretty rare.

Ron, Cajun Scot- thanks for the info. I'll track those books down.